GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she’s “unable to support” Hegseth

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Thursday she is “unable to support” Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense. She’s the first Republican to state her opposition to President Trump’s nominee ahead of his Senate confirmation vote.  The Alaska Republican had been seen on Capitol Hill as a possible “no” vote and had tough questions for Hegseth

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order

Trump sued for birthright order Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order in court 04:12 Washington — A federal judge in Seattle temporarily blocked President Trump’s new executive order that seeks to eliminate birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour said during a hearing in a challenge to Mr. Trump’s order that it is “blatantly unconstitutional,”

Sacklers, Purdue Pharma reach $7.4B settlement with 15 states over opioid crisis

The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive painkiller oxycontin, have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with a bipartisan coalition of 15 states for fueling the opioid crisis, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday.  The settlement bars the Sackler family from selling opioids in the U.S. and ends its control

Senate poised to confirm John Ratcliffe as CIA director

Washington — The Senate is poised to confirm John Ratcliffe as CIA director on Thursday as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in President Trump’s administration amid delays by Democrats. Senate Democrats slowed Ratcliffe’s confirmation after his nomination advanced out of committee earlier this week, forcing procedural maneuvers to extend consideration of his